The Three Feudatories are territories in southern China bestowed by the early Manchu rulers on three Chinese generals (Wu Sangui, Geng Jingzhong, and Shang Zhixin).
In the second half of the 17th century, these generals revolt against the Manchu Qing Dynasty.
This rebellion comes as the Qing rulers are establishing themselves after their conquest of China in 1644, and is the last serious threat to their imperium until the 19th century conflicts that ultimately bring about the end of the dynasty in 1912.
The Revolt is followed by almost a decade of civil war which extends across the breadth of China.
